This page is for Bebb family researchers' (Bebb-related)
interests. In particular, I'd like to collate Bebb references
here to give a good start to anyone else researching the name.
So if you have any references to Bebbs in general, or are looking
for one in particular, this is the page.
Dave Bebb has suggested including photos, if you've one scanned in. I'll try to include any, but might need to reduce sizes and resolutions or colour depths, since I have a size limit. At present 15 Megs sounds a lot, but I can remember when my 10 Meg hard drive seemed e n o r m o u s...
L'histoire so far:
Email: [email protected]
1st Generation: Evan BEBB b. ? d. ? m. ? to Sarah 2nd Generation: Evan BEBB, grocer b. 1795? Wales? d. ? m. 1818 May 5, Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales to Abigail MORRIS, nee PALMER 3rd Generation: Ebenezer Henry BEBB, warehouseman, cashier, salesman b. 1820 September 14, Welshpool, Montgomery, Wales d. 1871 June 29, Chorlton upon Medlock, Lancashire, of smallpox m. 1846 September 15, Chorlton upon Medlock, Lancashire to Mary Hannah INGHAM, dressmaker 4th Generation: Mary Eveline BEBB b. 1850 September 14, Chorlton upon Medlock, Lancashire d. 1901 January 31, Ealing, Middlesex, of acute bronchitis m. 1872 September 14, Chorlton upon Medlock, Lancashire to Hardy GILLARD, literary lecturer & commercial traveller 5th Generation: Gertrude GILLARD b. 1874 September 28, Chorlton upon Medlock, Lancashire d. 1965 November 28, Worcester Park, Surrey m. 1906 August 11, Paddington, London to Arthur Charles SYNDERCOMBE, tobacconist 6th Generation: Muriel SYNDERCOMBE, hotelier b. 1909 July 21, Ealing, Middlesex d. 1994 February 25, Worthing, Sussex m. 1943 August 14, Sutton, Surrey to Arthur John HOWARD, hotelier 7th Generation: Anthea Marjorie Roxanne HOWARD, bookkeeper b. 1951 January 31, Carshalton, Surrey m. 1973 March 16, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada to Eric Edwin ASHFIELD, sales agent 8th Generation: Bradley Piers Edwin ASHFIELD b. 1982 December 5, Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Annika Rowan Leigh ASHFIELD b. 1986 December 17, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Other BEBBs related to my branch of the family: Known children of Evan BEBB & Abigail MORRIS, nee PALMER: Mary P. BEBB married James POWELL and lived in Pensnett, Staffordshire Ebenezer H. BEBB married Mary Hannah INGHAM (my ancestors) Truness BEBB Francess BEBB Known children of Ebenezer Henry BEBB & Mary Hannah INGHAM: William H. BEBB, died in infancy Henry T. BEBB, died in infancy Mary Eveline BEBB married Hardy GILLARD (my ancestors) These are all the people with the BEBB surname that I have found so far in my branch. I have details of many other descendants but their surnames are not BEBB. Mostly POWELL, GILLARD and SYNDERCOMBE, all being descended from BEBB daughters.
Name: William Robert Bebb (born 2/16/66,
Anaheim California)
E-mail: [email protected]
I am the son of William Lester Bebb.
I have a wife named Barbara Palmer Bebb (born 9/6/66, Birmingham
Alabama) and a daughter Sarah Margaret Bebb (born 1/16/97,
Birmingham Alabama).
I am a television producer for EWTN Global Catholic Television,
home of Mother Angelica. My wife also works there. I've produced
a television series 30 episodes called 'BEEB-TV'.
It was NOT high brow; it was sort of a cross between Monty Python
and just plain silly. Currently working the show toward
syndication. A slow arduous process.
Quick history- My father grew up in Southern California but we
luckily escaped to Alabama in the early 1970's. I will check on a
family tree document that was financed by my grandmother
approximately around 1980. I remember only one thing clearly, an
ancestor of mine served in the Civil War, on the Union side, he
was captured and placed in a southern prison till the war was
over. But as irony would have it he died after the war was won
when the riverboat he was on somehow sank while heading north on
the Miss. river.
By the way- I'm thinking about starting a campaign here in the
states to petition the government to rejoin the British Empire :)
Thoughts? -Bill
One of Robert Bell's ancestors changed his name to Bell in the last century, but before that there are Montgomeryshire roots. (Please let me know if the indentation has got screwed up - you may need to adjust your browser window width to see this properly. MB).
Robert's email is at [email protected]
.Note that
"My great grandfather was William Evan Bebb, but became
William Edward Bell by the time he died. So the Evan name is in
our branch of the Bebbs. I don't know my great-grandfather
Stephen Bebb's ancestors."
You can find more in Timothy Alan Heath Bell's family tree at http://www.cs.mu.oz.au/~bhat/genealogy/Stephen_Bebb10030182.html
1 Stephen Bebb b 1824 (1822 in marriage reg.) Montgomeryshire, Wales.
Storekeeper
(Aged 33 at birth of William Evan)
d 1871 Oct 25 Buried St Kilda General
Cemetery, Vic
(Grave C of E, "C" 477) aged 50
(Stephen Bell on death cert. of William Edward Bell)
m Elizabeth Parker b 1827 (1824 in marriage reg.) Montgomeryshire, Wales
(Aged 30 at birth of William Evan)
(sister of Maurice Jones Parker of Hay NSW,
1867-1901 May 26)
d 1883 Mar 24
Elizabeth Parker Bebb Buried St Kilda General Cemetery,
Vic 1883 Mar 24 aged 50
m 1856 Aug 07 Melbourne Vic
1 William Evan Bebb b 1857 Jun 19 Kyneton Vic
William Edward Bell
d 1922 May 20 Hurstville NSW (aged 62 on death cert.,
but note on marriage cert. says aged 65 at death)
Buried Baptist section Woronora Cemetery Sutherland NSW
(Age at marriage given as 24 on death cert., 25 on
marriage certificate)
Importer/Agent
.m Eliza Jane Spry [qv] b 1857 Jan 10
d 1919 Jun 24
Buried Baptist section Woronora Cemetery Sutherland NSW
..m 1883 Jun 19 private residence of Thomas Collier Adelaide SA
Age upon marriage given as 26 on marriage cert.
....1 Charles Fredrick William b 1884 May 27 Young St Parkside SA
.... d 1970 Apr 08 Mt Royal Hospital Parkville Vic
....m Sarah Ann Beckinsale [qv] b 1884 Mar 15 Paddington NSW
d 1946 Aug 20
....m 1907 Carlton Baptist NSW
(My paternal grandparents).
(Details omitted at this level and below).
..2 Morris Stephen b 1859 Kyneton Vic
..3 Edward Richard b 1862 Kyneton Vic
Buried St Kilda General Cemetery, Vic
1883 Dec 26 aged 22
..4 Frances Mary b 1865 Emerald Hill Vic
Buried St Kilda General Cemetery, Vic
1868 Feb 26 aged 3
Dede [email protected] has some info on:
Alfred Bebb born Sept. 17 1847 married a Mary Roberts
Children: Alfred born jan 17 1870 Coventry
Francis Henry born 1-12-1872
Mary Ann born Aug 15 1876
Frances Alice born 6-2-1874 Norfolk
Thomas Charles born 12-6-1878
John Nathaniel born 12-6-1868
[Norfolk is interesting - it's right across the other side of the country from Coventry. Perhaps no big deal in US terms but a major hike at the time. MB]
Dede Fossati met the granddaughter of Francis Henry (Frank) Bebb, who "came from The Red House Farm, Guilsfield, Welshpool, Powys, MidWales. Her great grandfather's name was Alfred Bebb. This would have been the father to Francis." Alfred could have come from Rhiwgriafal, Darowen, North Wales.
Alfred is suppose to have come to America leaving behind his wife, Mary Roberts Bebb, and six children. Two of his sons, John and Frank, came to America looking for their father. They came at different times.
John came into Halifax, Nova Scotia, then to Toronto, Ontario and to London, Ontario in April 1887. John ended up in Bay City, Michigan. Frank ended up in Custer Township around Mancelona and Alden Michigan."
From Andrew Bebb [email protected], a semi retired lecturer in philosophy and theology and former priest:
My paternal grandfather (Richard Bebb) came up to Yorkshire
from Monmouthshire (he was a huntsman and seems to been
delivering a pack of hounds - we have a gorgeous picture of him
in hunting silk!) This seems to have been c.1875 or so. He met
his wife whilst working as groomsman at Myddleton Lodge, Ilkley
in Yorkshire, she was a cook in the kitchens. I understand he
subsequently had livery businesses in various parts of Yorkshire
before finally settling in Harrogate, my home town.
He had a large family and I did not know some of them because my
father was apparently a very late arrival on the scene. I do know
that Tom was the Hall Porter at the Crown Hotel in Harrogate
between the Wars and Joe was a chauffeur to a wealthy lady in the
South who drove a Rolls! One daughter I am informed was a ballet
dancer and even danced at the Palladium.
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Keith is researching his family roots originating with the Bebbs in Montgomeryshire. His family line in the 1800's resulted from the marriage of William Bebb/Sarah Morris. William was from Aberhafesp Parish, MGY and Sara was from Llanwnog Parish, MGY. They moved to the Rhondda from Caersws, MGY in 1880.
William/Sarah had six children, William 1879, John 1881, Thomas 1883, Maurice 1885, Ellen 1887, Edward 1889, and Mary 1891. All the children grew up in the Rhondda in Gelli/Ton-Pentre, GLAM. After Ellen married Lewis John Williams of Treorchy in 1912 the couple moved to Warwickshire, England and Keith is their grandson.
Other lines being researched are:
LOMAS of South Warwickshire,
TRUEMAN of Stratford-on-Avon,
WILLIAMS of SRO, MGY and the Rhondda and
TIPTON of SRO.
Keith currently resides in San Diego, California.
Edward Bebb, son of William Bebb (c1724 - 1817) emigrated to Ohio. Herbert Bebb published his genealogy in 1944, which included a map: "Other towns located on this map include Hafodwen, early home of William Bebb (apparently, he moved to Tawelan after his daughters were married); and Cwmcarnedd, home of Martha Hughes, his wife." (Dave Bebb)
Land acquisition was obviously a very significant activity for US immigrants. Dede Fossati found some information about the holdings of another William Bebb, Edward's son:
"I found a record of a William Bebb of Butler Co. in
Ohio:
date:3-18-1837. Record: United States Land Patents Granted In Van
Wert County, Ohio
Name: Section,twp.&range Area Acres Date Vol.&Page;
Bebb,William 37-2S-4E NE1/4 160 3-18-1837 D/147
of Butler Co. 19-1S-4E E1/2SW1/4 80 8-1-1844 D/148
Ohio 30-1S-4E E1/2NW 87 8-1-1844 D/149
8-2S-4E E1/2NW1/4 80 8-1-1844 D/150
2-1S-3E N f1/2 331 6-1-1845 D/151
25-1S-3E E1/2 320 6-1-1845 D/152
17-1S-4E NW1/4 160 6-1-1845 D/153
18-1S-4E E1/2SW1/4& 206 6-1-1845 D/154
W1/2 SW1/4&
SE1/4 NE1/4
10-1S-2E E1/2 SE1/4 80 6-1-1845 D/155
1-1S-3E E1/2&SW1/4 483 6-1-1845 D/156
6-1S-4E whole 638 6-1-1845 D/157
18-1S-4E NWf1/4W1/2NE1/4 288 9-10-1844 D/158
NE1/4NE1/4
Thanks to John Ballard in Australia for some corrections to the above.
Mary Margaret Jones Trice is a descendant of this line, and is busy researching and updating its genealogy. If you have an interest, drop her a line at [email protected]
These are some stray references that I came across or people have sent me:
William Bebb (obviously there among other names -MB)
John Ballard points out:
"This is the Edward Bebb and Jane Hughes referred to in your notes on the Letters to Dollgelly. They're shown in the family tree laid out in Appendix D Chart 1 of Herbert Bebb's Genealogy."
ALLEN CO., OH 1880 CENSUS page
BEBB, John Sugar Creek # 312C
BEBB, Sophora* Sugar Creek # 312C
BEBB, William Sugar Creek # 312C
PORTAGE CO., OH 1880 CENSUS
BEBB, John Palmyra # 312D
BEBB, Morris Palmyra # 313B
BEBB, Thomas Palmyra # 319B
Anthea Ashfield found another Bebb, in Hereford: Kington, Herefordshire #47 Crabtree Meadow John Bebb, head, mar, 59, ag labourer, b. Hereford, Kington Hannah Bebb, wife, mar, 49, b. Hereford, (Highm ... ton?) Joseph Bebb, son, 9, scholar, b. Hereford, Pembridge George Bebb, son, 7, scholar, b. Salop, (C...nd?) Harriett Bebb, daur, 4, scholar, b. Salop, Hitcham
"I recall someone researching the BEBB name. Yesterday at Kew my first mariner was: John Arthur BEBB born 1868 at Welshpool. Certificate of competency no. 026244 as Master in 1897. Committed suicide at Corunna on 6 July 1917."
Reg (indexing Welsh Master mariners & Mates).
Rhondda Leader Saturday, January 25th 1936 BEBB-In loving memory of our dear son Ernest Haydn 22, St. David's St. Ton- Pentre died January 21, 1935 - Ever remembered by Mam, Dad and family "His memory is as dear today As in the hour he passed away."
Frank Bebb hails from Wallace, Idaho. His father, Virgil Frank Bebb (1919-1972), a silver mine employee, was born in or near Pocatello, Idaho. His father's name was Harvey (Frank's GF)- Frank would like to hear if you recognize him.
Lester & Judith Bowen are looking for the ancestors of Maurice Bebb BOWEN. They have a little to go on:
The record in the family bible states that Mary Bebb was born on 28/3/1776 to Maurice BEBB (B:12/5/1774 at Lsyirgock) and Mary ? (B:28/3/17760). This would make her 65 in 1841. Also, I have checked my "Parish Locator" and find that Llanllwchaiarn is only 1.2 miles from Newtown which makes it quite reasonable for young Maurice Bebb BOWEN to state, in 1849, when he arrived in Australia that he was born in Newtown. His parents were both alive, along with Martha, in 1849 - we have a copy of a letter which Maurice wrote home after his arrival in Australia. He was very lonely and missed his mother very much!
[This family are of some interest, since they moved between Llanbrymair and Newtown at some point, demonstating a possible link between the Bebbs in those areas. Malcolm]
Joan Asboth's GG
Grandmother was Sarah Bebb, born Sept 25th 1823 to Nathaniel
(burial records) or John (death certificate) and and Elizabeth
Bebb (nee Evans) of Meifod, Montgomeryshire. Joan would like to
find out some more about Sarah's parents.
Sarah emigrated to Cincinnati, but we don't know if she married
David Jones before or afterwards. David was born in Wales c 1818
and died of drowning aged 49 in 1867. Despite this loss Sarah
brought up several children and lived to 97.
Joan supplied this information about some Bebbs, many of them
immigrants from Wales, buried in Spring Grove Cemetery:
"There are a number of other Bebbs buried in Spring Grove
Cemetery (4521 Spring Grove Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45232-1954.
Tel (513) 681-6680 - fax (513) 581-1497 - They charge US$.50 per
copy of buried certificates. Here is the information of some of
the Bebbs, many showing Wales as their birthplace. I have no idea
how these are related, but they may fit into a bigger
puzzle."
Sarah Bebb born 1923 in Meifod, Montgomeryshire, Wales died age 97 on 5 March 1920, Cincinnati
Morris Bebb, born 1801 in Wales; died at age 53, on 28 October 1854, Cincinnati
Ann Bebb, born 1806 in Wales; died 1806 at 45 years, on 2 June 1851.
Robert Evans Bebb, born 26 Dec 1925, North Wales, died 20 Oct 1904 (son of David and Ann Bebb)
Elizabeth Bebb, born 14 September 1831 in Wales, died 3 November 1910 (son of David and ______ Rowland)
Maurice Bebb, born 28 February 1849 in Pennsylvania, died at 19 (Rheumatism of heart), 14 April 1868 (sons of Robert and Elizabeth Bebb)
John E. Bebb, born 1850 in Cincinnati, died at age 20 on 31 July 1871 (son of Robert and Elizabeth Bebb
William T. Bebb, born 1856 in Cincinnati, died at age 53 on 29 Jan 1909 (son of Robert E. and Elizabeth Edwards Bebb)
Elizabeth Bebb, born 22 September 1858 in Cincinnati, died 4 July 1938 in Cincinnati (daughter of Robert E. and Elizabeth Edwards Bebb
William Bebb, born 1832 in Wales, died 13 April 1900 in Cincinnati
John H. Bebb, born 1861 in Cincinnati, died at 18 years on 3 May 1879 (pneumonia) (son of Elizabeth and William Bebb.
William T. Bebb, born 14 September 1869 in Cincinnati, Ohio, died 22 December 1909 (son of William and Elizabeth Bebb) - burial ordered by Maurice J. Bebb.
Elizabeth Bebb, born 1833 in Wales, died 15 March 1888 in Cincinnati (daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Edwards) - burial ordered by Robert Bebb
Katherine Jones, born 1842 in Wales, died 8 March 1910 in Cincinnati (daughter of Edward and __________ Evans)
Infant Bebb, born 8 February 1857, Cincinnati, Ohio, died 9 February 1857 (child of David O. and Mary Jane Bebb.
Anna Maria Bebb (born in Ireland in 1831; died 11 December 1878 in Fairmount, Ohio.
David Bebb, born unknown in approximately 1818, died at age 30 on 11 August 1848.
Bob Thomas is looking for
Mary Jane Bebb, born shortly before 1887:
" my maternal grandfather (Edward Arthur PHILLIPS) married
three times - his second wife was my maternal grandmother.
However, his FIRST wife was a Mary Jane BEBB who I believe would
have been born sometime before 1887, and she died after
childbirth some time before 1915, and I would like to know more
about her, if possible.
At the time of his second marriage in 1915 my grandfather was
living in Pontypridd, so there is a possibility that his first
wife came from that area also - but that is only a guess. He was
born in Portmadoc, was put into a RAOB home when very young after
his mother died, and ran away to sea when he was 12. Where he
returned to is anybody's guess, but Pontypridd seems likely - and
as good a guess as any."
Ira Bebb of Nebraska
Ira Bebb (1910-1975) and his brother were put on the "Orphan Train" at Grand Island, Nebraska by their mother. Ira ended up in a home about 60 miles from Omaha Nebraska. He went on to raise a family, although his brother is thought to have died during the Depression. His mother and sister(?) remained at Grand Island.
Zoann Braasch [email protected] is interested in any information about him.
The present John Llewellyn Bebb [email protected] (formerly [email protected]) is researching his Welsh connections: "My great grandfather John Llewellyn Bebb was born 1872 in Rockfield, Conn., His father John O. Bebb and wife, Mary Rankin came from Wales around 1870. No birth dates on them yet, it appears they may have come from Montgomeryshire.
My great-grandfather, also John L. Bebb came to Connecticut then Troy, NY and then settled in Amsterdam, NY. He had two sons Leslie Lutton Bebb, and Warren H. Bebb, Leslie had one son, my father, Warren David Bebb (b. 1933)."
Some Bebbs moved to Kansas:
The owner of the family tree is Angela Oldham,
[email protected]
Elbert Eugene BEBB
BIRTH: 10 Nov 1912, Norton, Norton, KS
DEATH: Mar 1988, Atwood, Rawlins, KS
Dean Ray BEBB (5 Apr 1947 - )
Elbert Eugene BEBB (10 Nov 1912 - Mar 1988 )
James Lloyd BEBB (4 Apr 1945 - 13 Apr 1993 )
Karen Jean BEBB (20 Mar 1950 - )
at: http://www.hsv.tis.net/genealogy/gedhtml/aoldham/d0001/g0000005.htm#I2728
Dot Rutherford [email protected] runs the Blaenau Gwent mail list. She says:
Hi, I am Dot Rutherford, Connecticut, U. S.. I am helping Betty Evans Jones of Connecticut, formerly Treorki, GLAM, find family info and wonder if you have anything to add. Her sister, Mary Evans Bebb died in 1990 at the age of 82 in Morganstown, but had lived in Treorki. Mary's son John Bebb does pottery.
Mary's parents were Ethel Maude Jones and Josiah John Evans, they operated a fish and chips market on High St. in Treorki before 1929.
Do you have any info regarding Mary Evans Bebb, any help would be appreciated.
Regards,
Dot Rutherford
From the Toronto city directories:
1880 -- None
1885 -- None
1890 -- None
1895 -- None
1901 -- None
1910 -- None
1914 -- None
1915 -- None
1918 -- None
1919 -- Bebb, Albert, slsmn, lvs 109-1/2 Ann
1920 -- Bebb, Albert, furn fnshr Eatons, rms 109-1/2 Ann
1923 -- Bebb, Albert, furn fnshr, rms 109-1/2 Ann
1924 -- Bebb, Ernest, auto mech McLaughlin Motor Car Co Ltd,
rms 193A Lansdowne av
1925 -- Bebb, Ernest, mech McLaughlin Motor Car Co, h 20 Ferrier av
1926 -- Bebb, B, painter Smith Bros, rms 109-1/2 Ann
1927 -- Bebb, B, pntr Smith Bros, rms 109-1/2 Ann
1928 -- Bebb, B, pntr Smith Bros, rms 109-1/2 Ann
1929 -- Bebb, B, pntr Smith Bros, rms 109-1/2 Ann
1930 -- Bebb, Maldwyn, lab, bds 317 Bartlett av
-- Bebb, Morgan, bds 317 Bartlett av
1931 -- Bebb, Morgan, enameler Standard Sanitary, r 340 Bartlett av
-- Bebb, Rachael, maid, 19 Indian gr
1932 -- None
1933 -- None
1935 -- None
1940 -- Bebb, Muriel (wid Albert), h 84 Roxborough
1942 -- Bebb, Muriel (wid Albt) nurse, h 438 Walmer rd
1943 -- Bebb, Maitland, emp Northern Elect, h 120 Peterboro av
-- Bebb, Muriel (wid Albt) nurse, h 438 Walmer rd
1945 -- Bebb, Maitland, emp Northern Elect, h 120 Peterboro av
1946 -- Bebb, Maitland, emp Northern Elect, h 120 Peterboro av
1948 -- None
1950 -- Bebbe, Jack, h 82 Holwood av
1960 -- None
Vancouver BC city directory for 1917 -- no Bebb entries
Victoria BC city directories for 1913 & 1920 -- no Bebb entries
Here are some Bebbs from the 1851 and 1881 Census. The information has been moved to its own page: